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Month: October 2021

Mother Daughter Reading Book (1)

Rumination Contributes to Depressive Symptoms in Sensitive Children

In a study following children from 3 to 12 years, we found that the combination of high sensitivity and permissive parenting increases the risk for the development of internalizing symptoms. Sensitive children who experience higher levels of early permissive parenting are more likely to develop ruminative coping strategies and consequently depressive symptoms.